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A Babysitter's Guide to Monster Hunting

Movie·2020·Family, Fantasy, Adventure·1h 35m·6.2 (320)·Directed by Rachel Talalay

Streaming on (US) NetflixSee all

Recruited by a secret society of babysitters, a high schooler battles the Boogeyman and his monsters when they nab the boy she's watching on Halloween.

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Tamara SmartTamara SmartKelly FergusonOona LaurenceOona LaurenceLiz LerueAlessio ScalzottoAlessio ScalzottoVictor ColletiIndya MooreIndya MoorePeggy DroodTom FeltonTom FeltonThe Grand GuignolIan HoIan HoJacob ZellmanTamsen McDonoughTamsen McDonoughMrs. ZellmanTroy Leigh-Anne JohnsonTroy Leigh-Anne JohnsonBerna Vincent

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